Silk Road 2.0 hacked, bitcoins worth $2.7 stolen: Report

WASHINGTON: Silk Road 2.0 has been reportedly hacked by attackers who made off with nearly $2.7 million in bitcoin, the site's complete holdings.

Administrator of the second incarnation of the online anonymous black marketplace, known as Defcon, has claimed that hackers exploited the same 'transaction malleability' that caused temporary transfer shutdowns at bitcoin exchanges BitStamp and Mt Gox this week.